@SavvyLevie @BarelyEagle @BionicNigga @Largo @TrevorGoodchild don’t underestimate the extent to which women will start shit when they’re out-of-sorts and just need some reassurance
the main tell for this state of affairs is a “shotgun” series of complaints: all over the place with no coherent pattern
usually calling this out (“what is this bullshit, what are you really bent out of shape about”) reveals some childlike need to be comforted about some silly female-brain thing, which once provided, leads to a quick return to flowers-and-sunshine
over time it is usually possible to train them to recognize this state of affairs and minimize the time spent in the Aggravating Zone; self-management is the impossible dream, so you’ll never get there, but at least her being able to quickly identify when she’s drifting away into an cloud of ovarian madness and her being able to sheepishly recognize that her hindbrain is starting shit (“which is fine, dear, we expect this of you, but don’t be a pain in the ass”) is more than good enough for domestic tranquility